前苏联共合国乔治亚这一阵子流行用水蛭治疗疾病,以往欧洲人会用水蛭治疗痔疮,乔治亚人把这项疗法发扬光大,用来治疗其他疾病。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de4 P1 [: t% s6 K8 I, G G
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乔治亚很多诊所都提供水蛭疗法,病人得先跟诊所买一只水蛭,更年期妇女先把水蛭放在脖子上,经过一、二十分钟,水蛭吸完血,身体膨胀4倍,就可以取下,接着医师再把另外2只水蛭放在这名妇女上下牙龈上,等吸完血再取出,医师在患者伤口上贴上绷带,就算完成治疗。接受过治疗的妇女说,她们在更年期会出现的潮红和盗汗都有明显改善。: y$ Y$ }+ K9 i4 k( u
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011人在德国 社区7 O- O! D5 c6 e0 y+ N4 }
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Leeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits. 9 K& M( _9 G6 [7 Z8 o" t # n/ ?2 D; i3 [" x3 k) }) Ors238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. B+ o' Q _+ j4 r! trs238848.rs.hosteurope.de / _/ X* q0 S1 K, YThat idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia.. Z5 b, T) S5 [* q k8 C S* b! H$ O
. N3 r' i4 S, ~5 v$ x3 f- N' ^, E- hDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.